The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-05-20
THE CLAN-NA-GAEL.
The Famous Irish Society Disrupted and the
Membership Warning Against Each Other.

NEW YORK, May 19-The Mail and Express
says: 1.-The Clan-na-Gael Society, which num-
bers among its members two United States SEN
ators, Governors of several States. Mayors of a
dozen cities, as well as Congressman OF national
Importance. is completely disrupted. and the
fight among the camps has become SO bitter that
certain members have been openly charged with
selling secrets of the order to the British govern
ment, which is alleged TO have been the means of
supplying information to the London Times.
''The C1an-na-Gasl Society was formed in the
United States. after the abortive revolution in
Ireland. during the spring of 1867. Camps were
organized in every city in the United States and
in every town of Importance. Brooklyn has
nearly dozen camps, with membership of
2, 500; New York has more. Phil adelphia follows
next. then Chicago. St Louis, Pittsburg. Troy,
Buffalo. Albany, San Francisco. New Haven,
Boston, Lowell. Providence. Scranton and
Hoosick Falls. Powderly was one of the chiefs
when Mayor of Scranton. The society is oath
bound. and its object is to free Ireland. To-day
the society Is not only split IN
said to reside in New Haven, is charged with
appropriatine $4,000 from the revolutionary
funds and other members of the supreme exec
utive board are taxed with living on assessments
drawn from time to time from members Open
warfare has been instituted between leaders.
and the camps are divided into almost equal fac
Clan -na-Gael. and the other camps remaining n
the original order adopting another name Pat
rick Eagan, of Lincoln. Neb; Alexander Suli-
van of Chicago; Col Michael Boland, of Louis
vile, and Mr.. Reynolds of New Haven, form
the leaders of the orieina. faction, while John
Dewey. DR.. William 3. Wallace and LAWYER
Golf. of Broadway, are leading men in the
new Clan-na Gael. The cause of the split. which
occurred several months ago, directly
brought about by an order from the executive TO
the various camps demanding that so per cent.
of all moneys in the treasury of each be
Immediately forwarded to the unknown head of
the organization. For years there has been dis
content among the camps Members were won
dering where the money was going According
to the constitution they were not allowed to ask.
The members were supposed to know only the
local officers Before the demand came for the
so per cent. of the moneys in the 365 camps of
this country. Alexander Sullivan and Patrick
Egan secured the expulsion or John Dewey aud
his followers. Open charges of robbery were then
made. It alleged that British spies had
a foothold in the order. The result was that a
majority of camps refused to turn over so per
cent. of their receipts to the treasurer. Some
of these camps were promptly expelled. Others
did not wait for expulsion. but, disregarding
oaths. withdrew from the order The majority
against the assessment was enormous. and with
drew from the organization, taking with them
the name Clan-na-GaeL The new Clan-na Gael
proposes to drive Alexander Sullivan, Patrick
Egan and their followers out of all Irish socie-
ties. They will be placed upon black
list They refuse to give the old camps
secret matter. Charges of fraud are made,
affecting. In one case, man holding public
Office in Brooklyn, and another of great promi-
nence in Boston. Rev. DR.. Belts. a leading
Protestant clergyman of the West until recently
located at St Louis, is leader OF one faction.
He is bitterly denounced by some persons in
in New York, who claim to know where the Lon
don Times got GONE of its informant IA"